Dividend-Paying Stocks: BMY, GE, and 23 New Payout Hikes

Amid six years of near-zero interest rates, income-hungry investors have increasingly turned to dividend-paying stocks. Companies have taken note by sweetening distributions. This year is on track to set a milestone for total dividend payouts. Forty dividend stocks boosted payouts last week, including Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and General Electric (NYSE: GE). The post Dividend-Paying Stocks: BMY, GE, and 23 New Payout Hikes appeared first on Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From .